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Re:Alaska Airlines becomes first U.S. airline to launch elec... by SargeDebian on Thursday July 21, 2022 @03:02AM (#32176592)
They have those in Amsterdam. The machine prints a label that takes you 5 seconds to put around your bag.
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Re:Alaska Airlines becomes first U.S. airline to launch elec... by exidy on Thursday July 21, 2022 @03:07AM (#32176615)
Qantas has been using them on its domestic network for some years. Either you print bag tags at the kiosk that are scanned by the automated bag drop, or if you have the Q Bag Tags[1] and have checked in online, you just proceed directly to bag drop.

[1] https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/permanent-b...

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Re:Alaska Airlines becomes first U.S. airline to launch elec... by WildGreenLeave on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:21AM (#32176975)
While I like them for obvious reasons, I've heard nothing more then hate on them from people around me. Every person had the same complaint that now the moment your suitcase is even the slightest bit oversized/overweight there is no sweet talking the (usually) female person behind the desk to accept it anymore.

Personally, these people overpack suitcases so often that I don't feel it is a problem. There's a limit for the people that have to carry it, it should be illegal to overpack it the slightest.

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